The CommBank Young Matildas will play the Chinese U-20 Women’s National Football Team in their final match of the two-match international series. Australia will take on China at the Auxiliary Field of Xiamen Egret Stadium at 1pm CST (4pm AEDT) today.How to watch:Both matches against China will be live-streamed on YouTube for fans across Australia.
CommBank Young Matildas Head Coach Leah Blayney said the matches are an opportunity to pit her side against one of the best teams in the world.“All away games and international activity are important for our…
Football Australia is pleased to announce the appointment of Christine Holman as an Appointed Director to the Football Australia Board, following ratification by Members at the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held on 21 March 2025. Holman’s term of office will run until 30 November 2026.Football Australia also confirms the adoption of constitutional amendments at the same EGM. These amendments reflect the congress members’ commitment to ongoing, periodic review and improvement, ensuring that the Football Australia Constitution remains aligned with FIFA and AFC Statutes, adheres to best…
The CommBank Young Matildas will learn their group stage opponents for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Colombia 2024™ when the draw takes place on Thursday, 6 June at 1am (AEST) and can be followed live on FIFA+.The event will take place at Hall 74 Centro de Eventos in the Colombian capital and start at 10:00 local time. The draw will define the group-stage matchups and subsequent pathways at the tournament’s 11th edition, the first to feature 24 teams, up from the 16 at previous tournaments.Watch HereAustralia qualified for the tournament after finishing as top four team in the recent AFC U-…
With one week to go to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Football Day 2024, the Confederation’s latest “It’s My Game” episode delves into the remarkable journey of Sarah Walsh, Head of Women’s Football at Football Australia, whose unwavering commitment to developing the women’s game reached its pinnacle with the historic success of the Matildas at the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023.A former striker who faced multiple career-threatening injuries before the age of 18, Walsh overcame the odds to make her debut for the national team at 21 in 2004 and…
Australian coach Kevin Muscat has been appointed manager of J.League side Yokohama F. Marinos.
Just as he did with A-League side Melbourne Victory, Muscat will succeed compatriot Ange Postecoglou in the role.
Muscat, Socceroo cap #406, spent six years with Victory as a coach, winning Championships in 2015 and 2018, before most recently coaching in Europe at Belgian club Sint-Truidense V.V.
Yokohama currently sit in second place in the J.League after 20 games, and will be hoping Muscat can emulate the success of now-Celtic boss Postecoglou in helping the club secure…
The Pararoos’ first-ever virtual fundraiser came to a close on Sunday evening with the team powering past its fundraising goal of $25,000 thanks to over 670 generous donations from around the globe.
‘The #UndefeatedChallenge’, held in line with World Cerebral Palsy Day, challenged participants to share and complete a fitness target between October 5 and 11 in support of the Pararoos and their bid to represent Australia at the IFCPF Nations Championships in Spain next year.
After seven days of walking, running, cycling, and wheeling, over $51,000 was raised for the Pararoos –…
Football Australia has welcomed the findings of the Australian Sports Commission’s (ASC) 2025 AusPlay New Participation Report, which confirms football remains the most popular team sport in the country. The new data reinforces Football Australia’s own 2024 participation figures, which show more than 1.9 million Australians engaged with football last year across various formats, including MiniRoos, community clubs, futsal, and inclusive and social football programs.In response to this growth, Football Australia continues to evolve the game to meet the diverse needs of today’s…
After an electric 3-1 win over host nation Costa Rica, Young Matildas' head coach Leah Blayney spoke to media as the team continue their FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup campaign against Brazil on Sunday.
"The group's pulled up really, really well. We had a good recovery day yesterday and today we're training out of the stadium we're going to play at tomorrow. Everybody's just excited to get back out there and put on that national team jersey," Blayney said at the pre-match press conference.
It was a rough start to the Australia U23's ASEAN Women’s Championship MSIG Serenity Cup™ 2025 campaign, with the Australians going down 2-1 to Myanmar in their opening match at Viet Tri Stadium, Phú Thọ.Captained by Naomi Thomas-Chinamma, both sides started brightly, but it was Myanmar who would make the most of their chances. In the 12th minute, Naw Htet Ntet Wai fired off the first warning shot against the Aussies, breaking her way through the defence to send the ball over the bar from the edge of the area.Then, a cross from Phyu Phyu Win almost caught out Sally James in the 27th…
Football Australia has today launched the Our Game Women & Non-Binary Persons in Media Program, to address the underrepresentation of women and non-binary persons in media.
The Leadership & Development Pillar of Legacy ‘23 aims to ensure that the push for gender parity in football is not limited to players. Football Australia recognises that increased women’s participation and leadership across the entire football ecosystem is critical to the future of our game, including media and communications.
Through #OurGame, our vision is to build capacity in women’s leadership, on and off…
With the Subway Olyroos' AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024TM Qualifiers starting in the early hours of Thursday morning AEST, here is how you can watch the action.
Head Coach Tony Vidmar named his 23-player squad for the two Group I matches in Dushanbe against Laos on Thursday, 7 September at 1:30am AEST and then against hosts Tajikistan on Wednesday, 13 September at 1:30am AEST.
To qualify for the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024TM, Australia will need to finish as group winner or be one of the four best second placed teams among all eleven groups.
The Futsalroos staged a dramatic comeback but ultimately went down to Afghanistan in heartbreaking fashion with a 5-4 loss in the dying moments in Thailand.Australia trailed 4-1 at half time before staging a remarkable second half comeback scoring three goals in just over a minute to level the score at 4-4. However with the game on a knife edge, Afghanistan found the winner with 12 seconds to play and move above the Futsalroos into first in the NSDF Futsal Championship standings.
Next Match:Malaysia v AustraliaDate: Wednesday, March 27, 2024Time:…
Chief Executive Officer James Johnson has advised the Board of his decision to resign.Mr Johnson’s decision concludes his 5½-year tenure as CEO of the sport’s governing body having overseen, along with the Board and with the support of the Football Australia team and the Australian football community, one of the most successful periods in Australia football history.During this time, Mr Johnson guided Australian football through the COVID-19 pandemic, with the sport now enjoying all-time high participation numbers. Under Mr Johnson's leadership, Football Australia established the 15-year…
Tonight marks a pivotal moment for Australian football as the Subway Socceroos take on Japan in a must-win 2026 FIFA World Cup™️ qualifier at Perth’s Optus Stadium. With over 50,000 fans expected to pack the stands, Western Australians have a unique opportunity to be part of sporting history as the nation’s team pushes for a place on the world’s biggest stage.Football is Australia’s most played sport, with over 1.9 million participants across the country – and tonight’s match reflects the sport’s growing national momentum. For those in WA yet to secure a ticket, it’s not too late to be…
Football Australia is pleased to announce that Queensland’s Chris Beath will preside over this Saturday’s 2022-23 Isuzu UTE A-League Men’s Grand Final between Melbourne City FC and Central Coast Mariners FC at CommBank Stadium in Sydney.
Supporting Beath will be Assistant Referees, Anton Shchetinin (QLD) and Ashley Beecham (QLD), along with Fourth Official Adam Kersey (QLD) and Fifth Official Brad Wright (NSW).
This will be Chris Beath’s fourth appointment as the referee for a A-League/A-League Men’s Grand Final, having whistled the 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22 season-ending match. It…
The Australian football community is mourning the recent passing of Steve Doszpot at the age of 69.
Steve arrived in Australia when his family fled Hungary in the 1950s. Like a fellow Hungarian, Les Murray, he joined Budapest St George playing for the reserves and following the first team. He carved out a career in business and later in politics where he became Shadow Minister for Sport in the ACT Parliament. In the 1970s he was one of the group who formed Canberra City to take part the first season of the National Soccer League. He helped persuade Johnny…
Australia U-23 Women’s National Team will kick off the Four Nations Tournament in Växjö, Sweden, taking on the host nation on Thursday morning AEST (3:00am).Melissa Andreatta’s squad will then take on Germany (1 June) and finish their schedule against Poland (4 June). The opening matches against Sweden and Germany will both be live-streamed in collaboration with the Swedish Football Association and German Football Association.
The opening match against Sweden will be shown via Football Australia's YouTube Channel, thanks to the…
Football Australia today welcomed NSW Government’s announcement to increase the venue capacity of CommBank Stadium to 75% or 22,500 for the Commonwealth Bank Matildas two-match series against Brazil on Saturday 23 and Tuesday 26 October.
This announcement also coincides with New South Wales reaching a double vaccination rate of 70% of all people aged 16 and over in advance of these fixtures, with football now leading the way in NSW’s reopening plans.
Football Australia Chief Executive Officer, James Johnson was delighted with this announcement which will see the Commonwealth Bank Matildas…
Sam Kerr has been awarded the Football Writers’ Association Women’s Footballer of the Year award, rewarded for her standout season at Chelsea.
The Australian was honoured alongside Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, who was named the men's Footballer of the Year.
Kerr's award comes off the back of a remarkable week for the Blues, scoring in both of Chelsea's wins over Spurs and notching her 40th goal in the WSL.
The news of the award comes off the back of a history breaking week for the striker, breaking a Chelsea club record by scoring in seven consecutive matches. Kerr leads the…
CommBank Young Socceroos Head Coach Trevor Morgan today announced a squad of 23 players to attend a World Cup pre-camp ahead of the FIFA U20 World Cup Chile 2025™.The FIFA U20 World Cup Chile 2025™, scheduled from 27 September to 19 October, features 24 teams from across the globe, with the CommBank Young Socceroos sealing their place in the 24th edition of the bi-annual tournament courtesy of their history-making victory at the AFC U20 Asian Cup China 2025™.The squad will be cut to 21 players before Australia begin their FIFA U-20 World Cup campaign against European heavyweights, Italy at…
